The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-30
PURSUED BY PIRATES.
"Reminiscences OF the Early Days OF
st. Augustine.
From the Palatka LF1a) Neies.

From the PaIatka (EGa.J Netrs
B. Oliveros, father Of the efficient County
Clerk, is IS years old. and is as vigorous as
are most men at 80. His mind is equally
we'll preserved and he delights TO tell of the
rough experience of his life in the long,
long ago. Mr.. Oliveros is fluent talker
and the reporter could never tire OF listen
ing to his vivid descriptions of the ups and
downs Of his boyhood days,
In the year 1921 Mr.. Oliveros was sailor
between this port and Cuba. On one OF his
outward trips during that year his vessel
was captured by the Barbaretta, pirate
ship, and the Captain and crew of the mer-
chairman rwere put in irons and subjected
to the most cruel treatment at the hands OF
the pirates. The object of the pirates was
Of course plumber, and they demanded gold,
which they knew must be aboard our hero's
ship, but the crew were obstinate, and re-
fused to divulge the hiding place of the
coveted treasure. The pirates for some
reason did not put young Oliveros in irons
with his companions, but it seems that they
expected to find out from him where the
money was concealed, but in this they were
disappointed.
After using all kinds of threats and abuse
to extort, from the Captain, the where
abouts Of the precious metal and having
failed, they threatened to hang the entire
crew, and were getting ready to put their
threat into execution when young Oliveros
came on deck to demonstrate with them
against committing such an act when he
was struck on the head and felled to the
deck
The pirates concluded to make one more
search for the gold, and while they were en-
gagged in the search our hero regained con-
seriousness and went to where the money
was, and had just reached the deck when he
al ,,,.r f,1Y
other portion of the ship.
Oliveros knew that if they saw the money
they would take it from him, and looked
hurriedly around for some place to conceal
it, and espying large water cask he rushed
up to it and threw the money into the bung
hole. The pirates angrily demanded of the
obstinate young man to tell them where the
money was for the second time, but he was
immovable. They then held consultation
and decided to take the captain and crew
onto their own ship, and set young Oliveros
and a small cabin boy adrift in their vessel,
which they did. The pirate ship then put
out to sea, leaving our hero to the mercy of
wind and wave.
The gallant young Spaniard, with the aid
of the boy, set about devising means of
reaching the land. After being tossed upon
the billowy deep for two entire days, almost
starving, they succeeded in reaching st.
Augustine. Those of our readers who read
in cheap periodicals accounts of the daring
deeds of murder and plumber upon the
high seas by pirates, can hardly realize
that we have living right here in our
midst a man, hale and hearty, who has
had the misfortune to fall into the hands of
genuine pirates. but such is the fact, aud
every word of the above narrative can be
vouched for by most honorable gentleman
living in our city to-day, and that man is
Bartolo Oiveros. The old gentleman is in
excellent health, and we wish for his
children, grandchildren and great-grand-
children that his life may yet be prolonged
to delight them, as they are won't to gather
around him, with true stories of the long
ago, when he was a bow